Thanks to those of you who helped me identify the last bug I found on my lavender bush! Now there’s another something strange on the same bush. Does anyone know what this one might be? (I probably should stop handling these critters until I find out what they are…) I want to dress up as this one next Halloween, it would be such a wonderfully punk outfit.
cordial_kitten says: wow, that guy is amazing! never seen anything like him before!
Looks like a ladybug larva
Looks like a ladybug larva
Oh my goodness, I never would have guessed that! I looked it up in Google images and i think you’re right. Thanks so much! (Not bad news this time, whew.)
I can’t believe I’ve seen grownup ladybugs my whole life and never spotted one of these, that’s nuts.
That’s because they can’t fly, so they stay under the leaves.
Also, yes, good news, it’ll eat the aphids on your plants (if there are any)
That is a very good thing! 😀 Yes, aphids also live on my poor lavender! It is an entire ecosystem, that little plant. But I’m glad for the ladybugs. (Which they call ladybirds here for some bizarre reason that I haven’t figured out yet.)
Oh my goodness, I never would have guessed that! I looked it up in Google images and i think you’re right. Thanks so much! (Not bad news this time, whew.)
I can’t believe I’ve seen grownup ladybugs my whole life and never spotted one of these, that’s nuts.
That’s because they can’t fly, so they stay under the leaves.
Also, yes, good news, it’ll eat the aphids on your plants (if there are any)
That is a very good thing! 😀 Yes, aphids also live on my poor lavender! It is an entire ecosystem, that little plant. But I’m glad for the ladybugs. (Which they call ladybirds here for some bizarre reason that I haven’t figured out yet.)
yay ladybug larvae… I need those in my garden now. My flowers are being eaten by aphids!
yay ladybug larvae… I need those in my garden now. My flowers are being eaten by aphids!
Well you can buy some online here, for example.
Well you can buy some online here, for example.
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